礼敬偈 Verse of Homage
Namo lokeshvaraya!
敬礼世自在！
Goddess Liberator, who liberates all from samsara. Having paid homage with devotion, I will explain a little about the meaning of the Praises to Tāra Tantra. May all obstacles be pacified! In terms of this tantra, it is an excellent Yoga Tantra and more than that it is an Unsurpassable Highest Yoga Tantra17. From the six realms of beings, it is the supreme vajra chariot of royal cavalry. Furthermore, it is the tantra of the powerful, victorious, Tāra.
解脱一切众生出离轮回的救度女尊！虔诚顶礼之后，我将略释《度母赞续》之义。愿一切障碍息灭！就此密续而言，它是殊胜的瑜伽续，不仅如此，还是无可超越的无上瑜伽续17。对于六道众生，它是王家骑乘中最胜的金刚车乘。而且，它也是具大威力、得胜度母之密续。
本篇原注
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Generally there are four classes of tantra (rgyud sde bzhi). Three outer classes: Action (Kriya) Tantra (bya brgyud) , Performance (Charya) Tantra (spyod brgyud) and Yoga Tantra (rnal ‘byor brgyud); and one inner class of tantra, Anuttarayoga Tantra, or Highest Yoga Tantra (rnal 'byor bla na med pa'i rgyud). Out of these four classes of tantra, Tāranātha is explaining that Tāra is not only included in the third class of Yoga tantra but also in the Highest Yoga Tantra.
一般有四部密续（rgyud sde bzhi）：外三部为事续（Kriya，bya brgyud）、行续（Charya，spyod brgyud）及瑜伽续（rnal ‘byor brgyud）；内一部为无上瑜伽续（Anuttarayoga Tantra），亦称最高瑜伽续（rnal 'byor bla na med pa'i rgyud）。就这四部密续而言，多罗那他说明，度母不仅属于第三部瑜伽续，也属于无上瑜伽续。